Included in a previously reported US$31.5m World Bank program to boost communications infrastructure in Burma will be an e-government initiative. The program is designed to provide citizens and businesses with[…]

The World Bank says that Burma’s economy is projected to grow at 6.8 percent in 2013/14, rising to 6.9 percent in the medium term. However, it raised concerns about the country’s inflation which hit 7.3 percent in August.

Civil society groups have urged the World Bank to exercise caution before pressing ahead with their plans to pump millions into community projects in conflict-torn border regions or risk “exacerbating” local problems